Q1 W8 September 30th- October 4th (Library Cycle A)

 Welcome to 1st Grade

 It is Week 8 we are approaching the end of Quarter 1. Parent teacher conferences are coming up so please make sure to sign up to discuss how your scholar is doing in school it is good to check in and see if there are any questions regarding school or your scholar Links will be listed below.  Library cycle A will be going this week so please bring your book this week so they can get a brand-new book :) Also We have our 1st Poem Recitation that will be happening this week on the 1-2nd of October so make sure you are practicing the motions they will learn on Monday and to project their voice, so they are ready to go. Our 1st Celebration is also this Thursday so thank you to all of Room parents and volunteers helping and doing all they have done! This week is filled with Tests because we are in the end of Quarter 1 We have our Math Chapter 3 and History and Science Unit 1. We hope everyone has a Great Week!

Important Dates:

October 3rd: Fairy Tale Celebration 

October 4th: End of Quarter 1 

October 11th: No School 

October 14th-15th: Parent/ Teacher Conferences 

October 14th-18th: Fall Break 

October 25th: Spirit Day

Parent Teacher Conference Links:

1A: 1A - Ms. Cavazos/ Ms. Bernal

1B: Mrs. Martin/Mrs. Davis

1C:  Ms. Gomez/ Ms. Maldonado

1D: Ms. Arrigo/ Ms. Nothstein

Important Information:

- Scholars with Upper School siblings (who wait in the MPR at carline) must have a silent reading book everyday with them or in their backpack.

- Please make sure your scholar packs a snack everyday so they can refresh their energy. It doesn't have to be a big snack but just something to tie them over till lunch time.

- Scholars have Math and Spalding Homework daily except for Fridays so please make sure you are checking their black folders daily for homework and math workbook and reading the agendas.

- Please send your scholar with a water bottle to school every day so they can stay hydrated.

-For Spalding homework please write the words 2 times and in 2 Columns, you will fold the paper hot dog style and write on the left-hand side and close to the folded line.

- We are going to start going to the library so please make sure when you see A Great Hearts Western Hills book make sure they return it on their next library day your lead will send an email to let you know when that is. (Schedule is down Below

Library Rotation/ Schedule:

Cycle A:

Wednesday:  1D

Thursday:  1C

Friday:  1A

Cycle B:

Thursday:  1B

Up-Coming Test Dates:

- Poem Recitation October 1-2

- History and Science Unit Test Week 8

- Spalding Spelling Test Every Friday 

- Spalding Phonogram Tests Every Thursday

Week at a Glance:

Spalding: New Phonograms 46-54 will be reinforced with daily OPR/WPR and applied trough analysis of daily spelling instruction. An emphasis on base words continues as the teacher helps children discover the meaning transferred to the derivatives as endings are added and prefixes introduced.

Math:    Students will reflect on their knowledge of subtraction within 10 and participate in a performance task to consolidate and deepen their understanding of using subtraction strategies and number bonds to add and subtract. This lesson allows students to show, explain, and apply their thinking while subtracting groups, creating and writing fact families, and comparing numbers using subtraction.  Students will also demonstrate their mastery of the concepts of subtraction within 10, using learned strategies and number bonds to add and subtract, creating and writing fact families, and comparing numbers using subtraction on a final assessment on Friday.

Grammer/ Writing: Students will identify the subject of a sentence, identify and write singular and plural nouns, and neatly and accurately copy a complete sentence.

Literature: October’s Party by George Cooper is an imaginative reflection on the characteristics of the changing weather. This is a fun poem to enjoy; the students should take delight in the personification of autumn, and in the ability for language to inspire mental images.  This poem will be for recitation on October 1-2, 2024

Owl at Home - The Guest Owl at Home is one of our Classics to Keep.  In the first chapter of Owl at Home, the owl hears Winter rapping at his door and invites him inside. However, the wind blows snow into the house and freezes the owl's soup, so the owl decides to close the door and make Winter leave.

History& Science: This week in History we are closing our Unit 1: Continents, Countries, and maps with our Unit 1 Test and entering into Unit 2: Mesopotamia. In Science we are taking our Sun, Moon & Stars Test at the end of the week. 

Teacher Information:

1A: 

(Lead) Ms. Cavazos:

Alexandra.cavazos@greatheartstxschools.org

 (AT) Ms. Bernal:

Liliana.bernal@greatheartstxschools.org

1B:

(Lead) Mrs. Martin: 

Susan.martin@greatheartstxschools.org

(AT) Mrs. Davis: 

Jameaka.Davis@greatheartstxschools.org

1C:

(Lead) Ms. Gomez: 

Stephanie.gomez@greatheartstxschhol.org

(AT) Ms. Maldonado: 

Kassandra.maldonado@greatheartstxschools.org

1D:

(Lead) Ms. Arrigo:  

Alexis.arrigo@greatheartstxschools.org

(AT) Ms. Nothstein: 

Sylvia.nothstein@greatheartstxschools.org